About 35,000 homes and businesses in New York City and Westchester County are being added to flood zones under new preliminary federal maps. They’re expected to affect flood insurance rates and zoning rules. FEMA released revised maps Monday for parts …
In the gently rolling hills of Oklahoma ranch country is a place that has seen more than its share of destructive weather – tornadoes, ice storms and floods, year after year, for half of the last decade. In fact, Caddo …
The voluminous accident report on last week’s southwest Ohio highway pileup won’t be done for several weeks – and it could be years before all the legal issues are sorted out, officials said. A freak snow squall that came out …
Californians could have critical seconds to seek safety or shut down important systems before the onset of damaging shaking under legislation introduced Monday to build an $80 million earthquake early warning system. The bill, outlined by state Sen. Alex Padilla …
The Dallas Cowboys are looking for ways to improve how the team handles drunken driving in the wake of two high-profile arrests and the car crash death of a practice squad player, a team official and former Cowboys star said …
The broadly used term “consultant” as it relates to building and construction work has become more clearly defined after Assembly Bill 2237 took effect on January 1, 2013, according California Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board (CSLB). The …
A freak accident more than three years ago has placed an Idaho woman who was impaled by a tree limb in the national media spotlight. Michelle Childers is scheduled to be featured on the ABC News “20/20” television program either …
Burgeoning North Dakota cities are studying how to handle the congestion and safety challenges that come with busier street intersections. The issue is perhaps most pressing in the western oil patch cities of Williston and Dickinson, where the number of …
Police say Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Jay Ratliff had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit the night he was arrested after a car accident. Grapevine police on Monday said Ratliff’s blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.16 percent. Texas’ …
Students returned to a western Kentucky elementary school after missing a day of classes while officials searched the facility for asbestos. South Heights Elementary School in Henderson welcomed students back on Monday. The Gleaner reported that a search Saturday of …